Rail-fastening.



P. H. HELLNE'R.

RAIL FASTENING.

APPLICATION FILED sEP T.19,- 1912.

Patented Jan. 14,1913.

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' To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PETER HQHELLNER,

- a citizen of the United States, residing Marshall, in thecounty' ofHarrison and State of Texas, have invented a new and usefulRail-Fastening, of which the following is a 'specificatio v The present.invention aims be secured to a-tiewithout'the use ofspikes,

the construction being such that a metallic tie may be employed.

It is one ofthe objects of the invention to provide primary andsecondary 'rail'engaging clamps of novel form, and to provide novelmeans .for interlo ckin The invention aims further to improve,generally, and toenhance the utility of-devices of the type to whichtion appertains.

- With the foregoing and other objects in view whichwill appear as thedescription proceeds, thelnvention-resides n the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter -described and claimed, it being understood that changes inthe preciseembodiment of the invention..herein' 'disclosed can be made i within thescope of what is claimed; without departing from the 'spirit of theinvention.- 4 In the drawings-Figure 1 shows in vertical section, a tie.to which has been applied. the rail-fastening means constituting thesubjectmatter ofthis application.

is a-sectionc-n the -line'2.2 of Fig. 1; Fig.-

3 is a perspective of"'-the. primary clamp;

Fig. iis a perspective of the Wedge which; is assembled with theprimaryclamp; Fig. 5 is a perspective of the secondary clamp; and Fig. 6 is afragmental t'o-p plan of the" tie.

metal. The tie 1 is a trough likestruoture the ends of which arepreferablyjc'losed ,the

"1 bottom of thetie 1 being open. Duplicate mechanisms are provided fors.ecuring." the" railsto the tie,. and but one of these mecliaf nismswill be described.fl-In'thetie 1 there are fashioned spaced openings 2and'B, the openings 2 preferably being'elongated 1011- gitudinally ofthetie, and the openings-3 being circular openings. The top of the tie -1maybe corrugated as shown at e adj acent the inner edge of the. opening2, for a pub posewhich will be set. forth hereinafter.

Specification of Letters Patent. Applicationfiled September 1 ,1912; swa721,299. i

.to *provide novel'meanswhereby a railroad rail maythe'present inven-Fig. 2'

"Incarrying out the invention, there provided at-ie l Preferablyfashioned'fro'm:

which is denoted generally Patent-weenie, 1913'.

The invention includes I "clamp by the numeral 1 5, the clamp 5including abod'y 6'-w.hi'oliexf:

tends longitudinally-of the tie within thetie, the body' 6"terminating-in n"upright-v arm 7 which extends'outwardlyfthioughi theopening 2, the 'armlterminatlng' in a later ally projectingfinger 8whichisad'a-pted to; engage the upper edge of the flangeof the rail..That face of the arm -7"W'hich lies ward the 'center of theftrackis{provided' with a plurality ofteeth 91' "The body. (i is equippedintermediate its ndswithana standing lug 10 adapted to bear'qagain'stt eunderface. of'the tie..1 beneath th'e rail,."toj

serve as a support. ,A-tlits free end; the

6 is equipped with a vertical sl'ot ll defining arms '12. Theloweredget'l lofjthebody fi below the slot 12 slants upwardly and out?wardly toward thefree endsj of thexbody. The wedge 15 is insertedbetweenrthef arm-' 7 and an edge of'the opening -2'; the i' vedge;- l5beingprovided-withteeth 16,, 's'la-nting' 'm' 1 an opposite directiontot-he teeth: 9 lot "the hold'the wedge 15 in place. I .The inventionincludes a secondary en-mpof angular forin shown'mostclearly in '5. "Thesecondary clamp 17 comprisesg'a 18 5" shank 18 which is circularin-crosssection',

'there being'an arm .19 extended llaterallyzfrom the upper end of the 3shank 18.- F The shank. 18 is journaled the iopening 37in thetie- 1 andthe arm 19. overlies one flange of the rail. .Co'nnected with :the-shank 1"18 and extending downwardly therefrom isia stem 20 which -1S ofcircular cross section.

Formed upon the lower end oftheflste'm 20.

is a transverse head 21 locatediat right'an glesto'the arm 19. The stem-20yli es' in'theslot 11- of the body portion'fi of the. primary flange5" and the head .21 extends. tran'sversely of the. inclined edgel4. Thehead 21 is offfgrea-terlength than the: width of v the. slot-.11, butthe, .width.-fof '-the. head; 21' is slightly 'less-.'thanthellwidthf-ofl: the s'lot "11.

1 Prac a p a ive; the igr'iih' Fig. 1', I and as j hereinbeforedescribe; The. wedge 15 isthen tapped-lightly in -plae'e as topreventthe free end'oithe'body Gof wardlyj The rail'is thenthrown-inwardly.

toward the center. of ..the .t-ra'ck until'ione' ger '8 and abuts:against the arm. 7;

5 Q1116; 'edge of; the rail is engaged; beneath thefin' secondaryclampl'? is then positioned with the arm 19 parallel to the rail, thesecondary opening 3, the head 21 passing through the slot 11 of the body6 of the primary clamp.

clamp being thrust downwardly into the The secondary clamp 17 is thenrotated until the arm 19 extends transversely of thetrack H and engagesone flange of the rail,

, whereupon the head 21 will extend transversely of the lower edge ofthe body- 6' of the primary flange. The wedge 15 is then a driven to afirm seat, the interengaging teeth 9 and 16 serving to prevent a Wlthdrawal of the wedge, and the corrugations 4 serving as an abutmentfor-the wedge during the driving operation. When the wedge is'thusseated, the primary clamp 5 will be moved longitudinally to a slightextent, the slant edge 14; ofthe portion 6 of thepri mary clamp engagingthe'transversehead '21'of the secondary clamp 17 and-drawing thesecondary clamp downwardly so that its arm 1% will. engage with oneflange of the rail,- it being recalled that the secondary aelampJli'cannot move transversely,- because the shank 18 of the secondaryclamp isengaged in the opening 3.

, -Hhving thus described the invention whatis claimed is 1 In a deviceof the class described, a tie; a primary clamp comprising angularlydisposed parts, one 0t which parts extends through the tie, the other ofwhich extends I longitudinally of the tie within the tie; and

through the tie and engaged with the pri-' -mary clamp.

an I angular, secondary clamp extended 2. In, a device of the classdescribed, a tie;.-a primary clamp comprising angularly disposed parts,one of which parts extends through'the tie, the other of which extendslongitudinally of the tie within the tie; and an angular, secondaryclamp extended through the tie and engaged with the primary clamp, thatpart of the primary clamp which extends longitudinally of the he bengprovided intermediate its ends with an,

upstanding supporting looss adapted to bear against the under face ofthe tie.

3. In a device of the class. described, a tie having spaced openings; aprimary clamp comprising angularly disposed parts,. one

of which extends through one opening, the

other ot-which parts extends longitudinally of the tie withi'n'the same;and an angular,

secondary clamp extended through the other ,O'Jlllll and en a ed withthe rimar clamp; there being a wedge'inserted between the primary clampand an edge of the first specified opening.

4. A rail clamp comprising a pair of angle members, one of which isslotted, the other of which extends through theslot and is provided witha transverse head, engaging the lower edge of the first specifiedmember. 4

5. A rail clamp comprising a pair of angle members one of which isprovided with a slot, the other of-which-extends through the slot, saidother member having a transverse head engaging the lower edge of thefirst specified member, said first specified 'member being providedintermediate of its ends with an upstanding boss 6. A rail fasteningcomprising an an gular primary member provided with a slot; an angularsecondary member which extends through the, slot and is provided with atransverse head adapted toengage the lower edge of the primary member,the lower ed go of the primary member being beveled to en- PETER HERMHELLNER.

lVitnesses FRANK E. Manet-r,

PAUL It. Ennis.

